it's the freak phone
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I love the idea of dead gods. Not in the sense of “hey i killed something supernaturally strong” but in the sense of “i killed it and it’s still a god.” It is still worshipped. prayers are still answered. miracles are performed in its name, even as it lies pierced by a thousand swords and burning with chemical fire. even as it drifts through vacuum, decapitated and bleeding molten rock. in cosmic spite of being shot through each eye and hurled into a plasma reactor, it still radiates the power of the divine in a way that primitive death cannot smother. the nature of godchild is not so simple as to be tied to the mortality, or immortality, of any living being.
In science that’s called a whalefall :)
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Just days ago this entire slope, which nobody walks on by the way and isn’t connected to a park or anything, was completely covered in blooming wildflowers, fully green plants teeming with butterflies and native non-honey bees, and someone weedwacked it all.
Farther down the road someone cut down half these caterpillar-covered flowers I photographed with rev, none of them even on anyone’s property.
I just bought 300 native milkweed seeds for $5 and we’ll see how people like that I guess :)
Those flowers in particular look like they are tansy ragweed. It is on the Oregon statewide eradication list. The caterpillar is a cinnabar moth (imported for biocontrol of ragweed). You might also be able to find ragwort fleabeatles on the plants.
The recommended way to reduce ragweed populations is by not mowing because they don’t grow as well on undisturbed places.
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In case you think the writers on strike aren’t making good use of their time, think no more!
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We all love urban fantasy but we have to contend with the fact that if monsters were real, some of them would be normies. Your werewolf boyfriend posts on LinkedIn. The tentacled horror you’ve been thirsting after is a Disney adult.
You did it, you made unimaginable horror within man-made comprehension.
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Just so we’re all on the same page with the writer’s strike.
If during the strike, it’s announced about AI generated shows. We are not watching them. Not even out of curiosity. Let them fail every AI generated show they try make.
The human voice can not be replaced by AI. Don’t let them try.
This also applies to anything playable, since apparently there’s some attempts at using AI to replace existing VAs in video games now, thanks Ubisoft. Don’t do shit with it. Disavow it all and let it fuckin ROT.
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Mad because you don’t have bird vision?
Seethe . You will never b them
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i have never been more instantly influenced by media than when i was a kid in middle school or maybe freshman of hs and witnessed that scene in adventure time where finn eats a sandwich and drinks a whole glass of milk or orange juice i forget which and immediately takes a nap on the couch while smiling. i remember pausing the tv, going to the kitchen, fixing myself up with that exact setup and then falling asleep. completely drone-like in its execution. i’ve never been hypnotized like that by anything before or since
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Are there any poisonous snakes?
Yes, actually! Exactly which snakes count as poisonous is a bit of a divisive question in the herpetological academic community at the moment as we nail down exact definitions and do testing (lots of natracines are in the running), but there are a few we all agree count as poisonous.
The best example of poisonous snakes are the keelbacks, genus Rhabdophis. They’re a genus of little snakes native to Southeast Asia, and many of them are venomous, but most (if not all) of them are also poisonous. They eat lots of poisonous toads in their diet, and their bodies can store the poison without it harming them, but it’s dangerous to eat them! No consensus yet on if their poison is medically significant to humans, but, like, I wouldn’t risk it.
Some species of garter snake are also commonly agreed to be poisonous due to their diet of poisonous newts. The Oregon aquatic garter snake, Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus, is a great example.
They’re not common, but poisonous snakes are definitely out there!
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Hi hello! I'm designing a dnd character, a tiefling to be specific, and the last one i designed was inspired by the emerald tree boa. I had a lot of fun using the snake as inspiration, and so I thought I'd do so again! I was wondering if you know of any pointily-shaped snakes that are purple/ grey(or a dark/desaturated brown)/ red or black? Thanks!
(Purple might be a bit ambitious of a color request, if you can't find any that's totally cool:])
Anonymous
I think mangrove pit vipers sound perfect for what you’re looking for! They’re a dark reddish brown that often takes on a purple-ish tint.
And the related Arunachal pit viper is great, too (and a bit pointier!).
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i feed my corn snake live mice. how is having the mice die in a way that is natural for them less ethical than freezing them to death? genuinely asking, not trying to start discourse or anything. i don't know how they go through the process of freezing mice, but i assume death by natural predator would be quicker and less scary and painful than getting frozen to death? unless they kill the mice some other way before freezing them?
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Feeder mice are not frozen to death, they are typically euthanized via CO2. It’s completely painless and designed to be as humane as possible.
The main ethical problems with feeding live rodents to snakes for both animals are these:
- For the rodent, it’s not really natural. They’re being placed into a much more controlled situation than a wild rodent would be with no real opportunity to flee. Predation may be natural but it’s still scary for the prey animal, especially when compared with a quick and painless death from CO2 inhalation.
- For the snake, live feeding is dangerous, especially once a snake is old enough to eat adult rodents. A live rodent will be fighting for its life and will bite and scratch accordingly. I’ve seen far, far too many snakes need to be euthanized due to severe rodent bites, and far too many with lifelong scars and pain from bites.
I do encourage everyone reading this who feeds live to consider switching your snake to frozen/thawed. Not only is it more ethical for your pet (and the rodents), it’s also much more convenient for you and often much cheaper. In my experience it’s typically quite easy to switch snakes to f/t food, but if anyone would like any trouble-shooting help please do let me know!
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can you teach me the rules of the holy grail war
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the rules of the classic grail war are as follows:
seven masters (broken in fsn) summon seven servants (broken in fsn), each corresponding with one of the seven classes (broken in fsn)
the masters fight until only one is left (broken in fsn) and then that master claims the grail (this never happens normally) to make a wish with their servant (this is a lie)
of course, the grail works by burning a hole to the root (this is a flawed premise) and can be used to make miracles happen (not actually) and grant a single wish (especially not after the Avenger incident)
but hey! you can use the grail to recreate the true magics! (well,
Fate, as a story very preoccupied with the inherited pressures of exploitative traditions, is very much about how people lie to you about how under-control things actually are
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this fruit is so good i wish i could give every farmer in Peru 100 thousand dollars
i don’t understand how one can be both a billionaire and a human because i would eat an average quality mango and be like “call my financial advisor I have to bestow a gift upon every mango grower on Earth.”
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